The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-28
M MICHIGAN.
CONDENSED Reports or the Latest News
from All Parts OF the State.
Latest Tren Lansing
sENATK

appointment of the jury commissioners
OF Wayne county. A committee Of
Prohibitionists waited on the License
Committee and uged them TO investi-
gate and recount the votes cast at the
last election. They claim that Prohi-
bition would prevail IL the votes OF
persons inundated were thrown out.
Business was slow in the Senate on
the 18th, owing 70 the interest felt by
members In the House proceedings on
the high license bill. IL however,
passed three local bills, and considered
number OF small and unimportant
bills on the committee Of the whole.
There is considerable interest felt in
regard TO the petition for a recount OF
the votes In the late election.
The Senate spent the greater part Of
the 18th, in consideration of new set
OF rules just reported by the committee
on rules and Joint rules. The Senate
passed House bills making an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the purchase OF
additional land for the Michigan In
sane Asylum; bill making an appro-
priation OF 100000 for the current
expenses Of the State Reform School
for 1887. The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee will have hearing on Hosford's
libel bill at 10 a. m, on the 18th. IL
is expected that the consideration OF
this bill will be completed At that
meeting. The Senate adjourned until
the afternoon OF the 10th.
The Senate on the 10th transacted
very little business. IL passed bill
amendatory OF the Bay City charter,
did little routine work and adjourned.
The Senate held two sessions on the
18th, and passed the following House
bills: To authorize the village of st.
Johns, Clinton county, TO borrow
money for the construction Of water
works; to change the fiscal year from
September to June SO; TO enlarge the
powers OF township officers In the town
OF Republic, Marquette county; TO
amend the charter or Detroit City rela-
tive TO street grading; to raise the age
OF protection for females 10 ii years !;
TO authorize the trustees Of religious
societies TO receive money by gift and
bequest; also the Senate bills incor-
porating the village OF lronwood,
Gogebic county; to reincorporate the
village of Fremont, Newaygo county;
TO amend the act Incorporating the
village OF Three Rivers, st. Joseph
county; TO amend the laws relative to
the fees OF appraisers and commits
sioners upon estates of deceased per-
sons and others OF local importance.
HOUSE.
In the House on the 18th the Ways
and Means Committee reported the
General Appropriation bill for the uni
yersity, cut down about $4,000 from
the total amount as " passed the SEN
ate. The cut Is made up of numerous
items, the main ones being $4,000 for
a dental extention, $1,000 for plans for
an art museum, and about $1,000 on
contingent expenses and repairs. The
entire appropriation is now about
$4,000. Senator Palmer's bill re-
quiring a civil license in order TO marry
was favorably reported in the House.
The House finished the consideration
OF the liquor bill in committee, re-
jecting the Mccormick substitute, and
ordered the amended document printed
for use on third reading. Bills were
also passed appropriating $4,000 for
marking the positions of the Michigan
regiments ut the bate OF Gettsburg,
and to make an appropriation OF s75,.
900 for the House Of Correction and
the branch OF the state Prison at Mar
quette.
After n three weeks struggle and .
weeks constant discussion the Hous,
on the afternoon OF the 18th, adopted
the Bates high-license bill. as amended
by several of the provisions of the
Diekema substitute. The bill wal
practically defeated early In the after
noon when test vote on an amend
ment showed but "a votes for, 10 Al
against Its friends, however, come
up earnestly to its support A mum
Der OF amendments were offered by III
opponents, but they were all votet
down, and the bill passed finally by |
vote of 80 yeas 10 35 nays, at $50 p
m. Four Democrats voted yea, anc
IA Republicans voted nay. The bill
increases the license for selling spirit
uous and malt liquors from $500 4
$500. for selling malt liquors from
900 10 $500, and for manufacturing
or selling at wholesale from $500 u
$500. IL requires that bondsmen shall
reside In the same township as tn
saloon keeper, that druggists shall
give bonds not to sell liquor for othe
--lf-oI .ns.,tfn~ ~ arh n ~ 90